Prayer Times
1,346 questions
Is wiping secretions with water and a tissue sufficient to remove ritual impurity for prayer, even if traces remain on the pad, or must the pad be changed for each prayer despite the financial burden?
What is the cause of the bad odor emanating from the body of a clean and devout girl? Is it a rare organic disease or a spiritual matter related to jinn? And what is the appropriate treatment for it?
What is the ruling on a person claiming entitlement to give the adhan in a mosque based on two Shar’i proofs, and who is most entitled to give the adhan, and are there conditions for the muezzin, and what if this claim is repeated daily?
How can a 20-year-old Tunisian student reconcile academic study (which does not accommodate prayer times and sometimes prevents attendance at Friday prayer) with the desire to obey Allah, taking into consideration the wish to pursue religious studies abroad or contribute to the advancement of the Islamic nation through worldly sciences, and what is the legal priority for each of these?
How sound is Al-Bayhaqi's hadith regarding restricting the movement of the index finger to the times of negation and affirmation when saying "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), and did the Four Madhhabs use it as a proof?
Is it permissible for a woman to wear perfume when going out to school, the hospital, or visiting relatives and neighbors?
Is the repentance of an alcoholic who returns to the sin of drinking alcohol after repenting more than five times unacceptable?
Are Islamic terms subject to change in their usage according to different countries, under the pretext of a certain usage being widespread?
What can we do regarding the issue of East Turkestan, and is it permissible to boycott Chinese products because of what China has done to Turkestan? And why do preachers and دعاة (Islamic callers) not speak about this issue, and why are many Muslims ignorant of it?
Are clothes considered ritually impure for prayer if a police dog at the airport sniffs them without salivating on them, and is it permissible to pray in them out of necessity? Must all items in the bag be washed seven times? Is it permissible to carry religious books, tapes, and a Qur'an in a bag that might be inspected by dogs?
Is it permissible to combine the Maghrib and Isha prayers as a delayed combination on the wedding night, so that they are prayed after returning at night, or must they be prayed together at the time of the Isha adhan?
Does "nashi'at al-layl" begin after Maghrib prayer (i.e., after the two evening prayers), and is it a prayer, and if so, how many rak'ahs does it have, or when does its time begin if that is not correct?
How can I help my 22-year-old son who doesn't pray, excessively drinks alcohol, and is involved with an unsuitable girl, and who regrets his actions but cannot free himself from them?
What is the ruling on delaying the Dhuhr prayer and combining it with Asr due to military service?
What is the ruling regarding the mosque committee abandoning its duty after one of the worshippers accused the muezzin of hindering the path of Allah by closing the mosque after the morning prayer, citing the verse: "And who is more unjust than one who prevents the mosques of Allah from being remembered therein and strives for their destruction?"
Does the time of the Adhan (call to prayer) at sunset and sunrise differ in cities like Mokattam and Katameya—which are elevated above Cairo but close to it—from Cairo's timing? And what is the extent of this difference, if any?
Will Allah answer my prayer for my son to succeed in his studies, even though I lied to my colleagues about his academic results to cover up family matters and protect my children?
Is the questioner sinful for causing his friend to abandon prayer after he had only been praying during Ramadan?
What is the legitimate Islamic method for expelling jinn and spirits from treasures and buried objects, for breaking enchantments, and for fortifying the place, the person, and the equipment?
How can prayer times be calculated on an airplane during a flight from Bahrain to Sydney and vice versa, taking into account the time difference and the duration of the journey?
What is the ruling on the fast of a Muslim who is in a region where night does not occur, and how does he determine the times for prayer?
Is it permissible to combine the Asr prayer with the Dhuhr prayer by advancing it when the examination time clashes with the beginning of the Asr prayer, or is that limited to the fear of missing the Asr prayer before the Maghrib adhan, and is it better to combine the prayers in this case or to pray each at the end of its time?
We miss the prayer while we are in private lessons, what should we do?
Is seeking forgiveness three times only after the obligatory prayers, or does it also include the supererogatory ones? And what is the ruling on someone who adheres to seeking forgiveness after supererogatory prayers if it is specific to obligatory ones?